Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Rakow Road Improvements In The Near Future

McHenry County Board Transportation Committee meets beginning at 8:15 a.m. at the McHenry County Department of Transportation, Nelson and Hartland Road, Woodstock.

An intergovernmental Agreement with the State of Illinois is in process for the reconstruction of James R. Rakow Road Project. The work is to include realignment of the roadway between McHenry Avenue and Pyott Road, drainage improvements, a grade-separated pedestrian and bicycle overpass, retaining walls, a noise wall, and traffic signal modernization. The distance for the improvement is 3.06 miles.

The total cost of the project is expected to be $35,090,900 with funding coming from Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), local transportation funds, some of which will come from this year's budget and next year. FHWA funding is listed as $10,547,000 and $24,551,900 from county transportation funding.

The necessary document approvals are in process through the McHenry County Transportation Department starting with a resolution approving an intergovernmental agreement with the State and appropriating the necessary funds by the McHenry County Board Transportation Committee this morning. That will need the full County Board's approval, probably at the next County Board meeting the first Tuesday in June
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